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</span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><span> </span></span><span>Dear IGS Associate
Members,</span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><br></span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">On behalf of the Standing Elections Committee, I want to thank everyone who has submitted a nomination for the upcoming vacancies in the Governing Board. As a reminder, the deadline to submit your names is August 15, 11:59 pm PST. Details are below.</font><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Mayra</span><br></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span></span></span>
</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></i></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img src="cid:ii_jz8zed251" alt="DD56104E-C8EE-426B-B940-37E2A1295F64.png" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="277" height="392"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span><br></span></span></i></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span>===========================<br></span></span></i></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">As of May 17, 2019, the IGS has implemented a
new elections method, which is overseen and enforced by the newly established
Standing Elections Committee (SEC), this year made up of Governing Board member
David Stowers, Central Bureau representative Mayra Oyola, and Governing Board
Vice Chair, Felix Perosanz. Committee members will be responsible for reviewing
and approving all Associate Member (AM) applications, and vetting and selecting
candidates responding to the Governing Board Call for nominations.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The new election process encourages all AMs to
nominate candidates (including self-nominations) for any of the available
positions, as long as both the AM and the candidate are active and in good
standing with the IGS. All Associate Members of the IGS (i.e., those colleagues
receiving this email and listed on the </span><a href="http://www.igs.org/about/am" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Associate Membership List</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">) are eligible to nominate
during the period of <b><u><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">15 July -15</span></u></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><u><span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)"> August, 2019</span></u></b>.<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We are currently
seeking nominations for the following positions (Descriptions are provided in
Attachment 2):<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Analysis Center Representative (AC Representative)<span></span></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Network Representative<span></span></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">RINEX/RTCM Working Group (WG) Chair (vacant as of May
2019)<span></span></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Once the call for
nomination ends, the SEC will organize and verify nominations. Candidates will
be contacted by mid-August to confirm their interest and request <i>curriculum vitae</i>, statement of intent,
and letter of support from their organization. The election process will be
electronic and take place from 05 November to 08 December, 2019, closing at
12:00 pm PST. <b><i>Please make sure the IGS Central Bureau is aware of updates to your
email address and/or affiliation</i>.</b> The candidate receiving the most
votes for each position will be elected to serve a 4-year term starting January
1, 2020.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please note that the<span style="color:black"> <i>RINEX/RTCM WG
Chair </i>position is part of this call for nominations process in order to solicit
interest for this role. This is a non-voting position, and will not be part of
the voting process.<span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="m_-6927340297495960363gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Felix Perosanz<span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-6927340297495960363gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vice-Chair, IGS
Governing Board<span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-6927340297495960363gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Chair of the IGS
Standing Elections Committee <span></span></span></i></p>
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<p class="m_-6927340297495960363gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">David Stowers<span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-6927340297495960363gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Member of the IGS
Governing Board<span></span></span></i></p>
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<p class="m_-6927340297495960363gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mayra I. Oyola<span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-6927340297495960363gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Executive Secretary
of the IGS Governing Board<span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="m_-6927340297495960363gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Deputy Director of
the IGS Central Bureau<span></span></span></i></p>
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